Chapter 0361

AIDEN

The pathetic sob sounds I made ceased when I felt her fingers move against my hand.

1 quickly cleaned the tears on my face and raised my head. Her eyes were wide open as she stared back

at me.

For a second, I just stared too. Was she really awake or was I seeing what my eyes wanted to see?

She blinked. I smiled. My hand tightened a bit tighter around her hand. It wasn't a delusion. She really was awake.

"Hey," I said, my voice hoarse.

"The pen guy," she said in a raspy voice and a straight face.

My smile widened, "You remember me."

She nodded. "I loved the pen. I still do. It's still at home. It's my favorite pen."

By this time I could feel my eyes starting to water."

"I'm glad." In the absence of nothing to say, I quickly added, "I can get you more if you want. How many do you want? A dozen? Two? A whole pack?"

I ransacked my head as I tried to remember where I had gotten the one I handed her so that I'd get more for her.

She smiled gently. "Even though you're rude, you're kind. But don't worry. I don't want to put you in too much trouble besides I don't think my mom will easily let me off if I cart a pack of pens I collect from a stranger around the house."

A stranger. I swallowed and forged my smile on.

your mom wouldn't

shrugged. "If you'd take the brunt then so be

honestly always impressed whenever she spoke, she knew

"It would be nothing."

something. You haven't seen my mom

that my child was a good

you,

my face and she asked,

touched my face.

eyes are a bit swollen and

that Something on

didn't believe me

How do you fo

managed another shrug. I feel pain all over. Sometimes,

1

squeezed her hand gently, my heart hurting for her. "You'll be

smiled. "My dad tells m be alright." Then she pouted and her gaze wandered to a spot on the wall.

same time my heart fell an inch towards my stomach. She definitely was

"That's good," I managed.

was a crack on my heart when she started to slowly squirm her hand out of my grip. At first, I held on. I didn't want to let go but when I glimpsed the oncoming panic in her eyes, I quickly pulled away. She clasped her hands together before her and asked,

fine. She just stepped

"Okay," she said curtly.

her gaze on the ceiling. Did I scare her? Oh God. Why didn't I let go of her hand

asked suddenly, her gaze tinged with curiosity.

I'm the

"Amie! You're awake."

to see a nurse come in with a

morning," the nurse greeted

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